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HIP 111600

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 111600

In Piscis Austrinus, a discreet neighbour of the immense Aquarius, shines this orange K-type star, about 360 light-years distant. Its light began the journey around 1665, when the first scientific journal in history was being founded in London and Hooke was describing the microscopic world. Cooler than the Sun yet a touch larger, its coppery glow conjures slow sunsets. We see it as a warm flicker from the late Baroque.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 111600 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.

Astronomical data for HIP 111600

Constellation
Piscis Austrinus
Apparent magnitude
5.82
Distance
357.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 339.148° · Dec -31.664°
Catalogue
HIP 111600 · HD 214122

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Other stars in Piscis Austrinus

Piscis Austrinus has 26 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 26 stars in Piscis Austrinus